Books
Illustrating the Greatest Bookstores in the World
Cartoonist Bob Eckstein illustrated 75 of the world's most beautiful, strange, and beloved local bookstores, many of which are in danger of closing.
Cartoons
News
Cartoonist Pronounced Dead, Believed Murdered by Syrian Regime
According to Souriatnapress, Akram Raslan died in the spring of 2013 while in the custody of the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
News
Preserving the Templates for Historic Stained Glass Found Around the World
To organize the many pieces that form just one stained glass window, artists often create full-scale drawings of the final work that serve as maps for the intricate process.
Art
Solidarity or Armchair Activism? Drawing for Atena Farghadani
Many are showing their support for Iranian cartoonist Atena Farghadani, recently sentenced to 12 years in prison, under the hashtags #FreeAtena and #Draw4Atena.
News
Malaysian Cartoonist Charged with "Sedition" for Political Tweets
Last Friday, Malaysia officially charged the 52-year-old cartoonist Zunar with nine counts of sedition — a charge that could send him to jail for up to 43 years.
Art
Joyce Pensato's Messy Imagination, Laid Bare
Joyce Pensato is best known for her stark, large-scale paintings of cartoon characters and in particular for her series of Batman paintings that depict the cape crusader’s iconic mask using splashy skeins of black and white paint.
News
Art Spiegelman Criticizes US Press for Not Publishing ‘Charlie Hebdo’ Cartoons
In an interview published by the AFP on Sunday, the American comic artist Art Spiegelman lambasted the US press for not republishing the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo's cartoons.
Art
Fatman, Cat-Man, and More Public Domain Comic Heroes You've Never Heard of, Man
The Golden and then Silver Age of comics that stretched from the 1930s to early 1950s left a lot of unloved heroes in its wake. Forgotten is Fatman the Human Flying Saucer — "the only comic hero with 3 identities" — who could transform his tubby self into a spaceship, and Black Fury the Wonder Horse
Books
Pretty in Ink: Women Cartoonists in the History of Comics
Women have been involved in cartoons and comics from their beginning, although much of their work has languished in the greater story of graphic narratives. And it's not for the reasons you might think.
Art
Vintage Comics React to Radical 1913 Armory Show
Lampooned by newspapers and cartoonists, the Armory Show may have since become a symbol of the once awkward marriage of European avant-gardism and American mass sensibilities, but at the time it was also a war over what art was and could be.
Opinion
Reconsidering Wile E. Coyote's Artistic Legacy
Sometimes life (and art) aren't fair, particularly in the case of classic Looney Tunes character Wile E. Coyote. So, let us consider his artistic brilliance and how his violence overshadows it.
Opinion
World's Most Syndicated Cartoonist Dies
Anyone who loves the funny pages will know the work of Bill Keane, who is best remembered for Family Circus, a long running cartoon series that celebrated family life and inspired many spoofs that were equally funny (even if some were much more demented, like Dysfuntional Family Circus, or really ph